Paula S. Silverstein has two decades of experience representing clients with their personal injury, family law and domestic matters and general civil litigation. If you are living in the Central Pennsylvania area including York and Lancaster and have been injured in a car acccident, facing divorce or any domestic issue, been convicted of a crime or any related law matter, contact Paula S. Silverstein today. Attorney Silverstein in married to her law partner, Bernard Ilkhanoff. They have been in their law practice together since 1999. Attorney Silverstein was an Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia, then worked for...

Thomas L. Kearney, IV (T.L.), is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where he received a B.S. in both Business and Psychology. T.L. graduated Cum Laude from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware where he received his Juris Doctorate degree. While attending Widener, T.L. served on the Executive Board, as an Editor, for the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and was the Vice President of the entire Student Bar Association. He was also selected for an externship with the Honorable Justice Richard Barclay Surrick of the United States District Court for the Eastern District...

Timothy Kraeer joins the office with unique and detailed experience in civil and criminal litigation. The firm takes on tough cases and fights for clients when they need it the most. - Lee Ciccarelli has over 25 years of litigation experience; and recognized: by AVVO with its highest rating 10.0; as a Main Line Top Lawyer; as one of the Top 100 lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 lawyers by the American Society of Legal Advocates; as Top 10 best dui lawyers by the American Institute of DUI Attorneys; and as Superior DUI...

A life-long resident of Harrisburg, Attorney Charles E. Schmidt, Jr. graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School in 1965, the University of Notre Dame in 1969, and Dickinson School of Law in 1974. Between college and law school, he served in the U.S. Army. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1974 and the Federal Bar in 1979. Mr. Schmidt is a former panel chairman of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Disciplinary Committee and a former Special Master in Dauphin County (a lawyer who is appointed to act as a judge, taking sworn testimony in divorce cases and rendering...

James Ronca focuses his practice on complex automobile and commercial vehicle accident lawsuits, pharmaceutical and medical device cases, construction accident lawsuits and more. Mr. Ronca was named one of the Top 10 Lawyers in Pennsylvania by Super Lawyers® in 2012 and 2014.

Personal Injury Lawyers in Nearby Counties

When a person is injured, tort law will govern whether that person may be compensated for the injury, the amount of compensation that may be recovered, as well as which parties will be liable for the injury. Tort law, also known as injury law, comes from federal and state codes, as well as judicial opinions from prior cases. The amount of damages a plaintiff to a personal injury action may receive can be determined by statute, or by a judge or jury. Typical recoveries may include compensatory damages (e.g., lost wages, medical bills, etc.) and in particularly egregious situations, punitive damages. In some cases, a plaintiff may recover certain non-economic damages such as pain and suffering, loss of consortium, or loss of enjoyment of life.

Personal injury lawyers help injured people seek compensation from those who have harmed them. Some injury attorneys focus on a specific type of case, such as truck accidents, car accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, medical malpractice or products liability cases. If a person is injured as a result of criminal behavior, it may be appropriate to pursue a personal injury lawsuit in addition to the state's criminal investigation or prosecution.

Negligence: Failure to use care which a reasonable and prudent person would use under similar circumstances.

Joint and several liability: A legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury, liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties responsible cannot pay.